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Exclusion of Expert Witness Results in Successful Defense of Infection Case
In a failure-to-diagnose lawsuit, the court ultimately ruled in favor of the physician and hospital, granting their summary judgment motion. The exclusion of the plaintiffs’ expert witness under the critical Daubert case governing expert witnesses was the primary basis on which the summary judgment motion was granted.
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Post-childbirth Sepsis Yields Largest Wrongful Death Verdict in Minnesota History
A wrongful death case involving a new mother resulted in Minnesota’s largest wrongful death verdict.
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EHR-related Claims Involve Design Issues, Entry Errors, Alert Fatigue
Two reports on the risks related to electronic health records reveal the broad range of alleged and actual user and system mistakes in recent EHR-related malpractice claims. The pace of these cases has grown rapidly over the last 10 years, the research indicates.
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Opioids Lead List of Drug-related Malpractice Claims
Opioids were the leading drug associated with medication-related malpractice claims, according to recent research from Boston-based medical liability insurer Coverys. The second most common claim was anticoagulants.
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FCRA Sets Strict Limits on Background Screens
The federal Fair Credit Reporting Act doesn’t apply to background checks conducted in-house, but some state and local laws do. Employers must know what laws govern background checks in their particular state.
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Good Background Screening Crucial to Avoiding Liability
Proper background screening is critical for protecting patients and staff, as well as avoiding liability exposure that can come from allowing someone with a questionable history to work in your organization.
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Obstetrics Strategies to Increase Safety, Reduce Liability Risk
OB/GYN always is a challenge for improving patient safety and avoiding malpractice exposure, but there are strategies that work. As always, communication is a key factor, along with staffing the appropriate clinical professionals when needed.
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Patient Access Financial Assistance Policies Face Intense Scrutiny: Two Lawsuits Already Underway
Two recent lawsuits in Washington allege that hospitals withheld charity care from thousands of patients. This article will review steps patient access departments can take to comply with state and federal regulations.
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AAAHC’s Updated Standards Include ‘Elements of Compliance’
The AAAHC rewrote its standards to include elements of compliance. The 2018 Accreditation Handbook for Ambulatory Health Care contains revised standards that will be implemented in surveys starting March 1, 2018.
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Emergency Preparedness Standards in a World of Endless Disasters
Many ASC directors and staff were concerned about the federal emergency preparedness final rule after the new federal regulations were published in 2016. Then, events this year put disaster preparation into sharper focus.